University targets carbon emissions in supply chains
The University of Sheffield wants to make the supply chain greener
The University of Sheffield has developed a useful tool to monitor carbon emissions in industrial supply chains.
The Supply Chain Environmental Analysis Tool (SCEnAT) is in effect a database of carbon usage. It provides businesses with ways to reduce carbon emissions and associated costs, provides solutions, guidance and support.
Designer Professor Koh, from the University of Sheffield’s management school, said: “SCEnAT was created by identifying shortcomings in existing tools and proposing a new framework to provide businesses with a holistic understanding of their supply chains. As well as ensuring partners within the networks have a shared understanding of their emissions."
The tool looks at the whole supply chain, identifying carbon hot-spots – it’s capable of updating itself with every application. It's already being used by a number of companies and is currently being considered by Rolls-Royce.
Ian Shellard, global physical logistics director at Rolls-Royce plc, commented: “Tools like SCEnAT can be used in a very creative way by Rolls-Royce for instance in assessing the total carbon impacts on different supply chain distribution options.”
The SCEnAT research has been led by the University of Sheffield, working in partnership with the Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF), the University of York, the University of Hull, the Stockholm Environmental Institute, CEES, the LSCM Research Centre, and the CLCF Low Carbon Supply Chain Business Advisory Board.
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